I find that sometimes when people are busy arguing/debating (and sometimes that includes me) they miss out on the real action. I don’t recall if I was trying to express that, or if it was simply a truth that came through.

This actually is a successful mating strategy for Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep. While two males are knocking their heads in over a female, a third male appears, successfully mates with the female, and leaves the two overly-aggressive males dizzy and too concussed to remember what they were about in the first place.

Once my family (two parents and six children) went on a day trip to Quebec City. As my parents stood arguing about what to do and see, I quietly walked up to them and took the map. My siblings and I conferred, decided we wanted to see the fort, and figured out which direction to go. “Mom, Dad, we’re heading to the fort!” I called out, and then we started walking, leaving my parents no choice but to follow us. We called the shots the rest of the day too, and it was awesome.

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A full color graphic novel "Little Dee And The Penguin" featuring the cast of Little Dee (and written and illustrated by me) is being published April 5, 2016 by Penguin/Dial and is available for pre-order. (more information on the Penguin website)